Rajkot: Cybercrime police booked four men after allegedly tracing Rs 39.08 lakh from online financial frauds reported in four states to a bank account of a nationalised bank in Kalyanpur.The FIR, registered on Friday following an inquiry under ‘Operation Mule Hunt’, names account holders Dilip Pala, Shaktirajsinh Jadeja, Dhruvarajsinh Jadeja and Ridhesh Vanar.Police said information obtained through the Union government’s Samanvaya platform and the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal showed that Rs 39 lakh linked to several cybercrime complaints had been credited to Pala’s account between Oct 7 and 10, 2025.The complaints were registered in Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat and Telangana. The transactions included Rs 25 lakh linked to complaints in Andhra Pradesh, Rs 9.11 lakh in Delhi, Rs 2 lakh in Panchmahals district of Gujarat and Rs 2.97 lakh in Telangana, according to the FIR.During verification, the bank told investigators that Pala owned the account and that the transactions did not appear consistent with its normal operation, police said.The FIR alleges that Pala, acting on Shaktirajsinh’s instructions, handed over the account-linked SIM card and cheque book to Dhruvarajsinh in return for a commission. Dhruvarajsinh allegedly passed control of the account to Rishiraj, who is accused of arranging bank accounts on commission for cyberfraud and online gaming-related transactions.Investigators alleged that Dhruvarajsinh received Rs 25,000 and Pala Rs 15,000 as commission for providing the account. The proceeds of cyber fraud and gaming allegedly deposited in these accounts.Police are examining the transaction trail and the involvement of other beneficiaries and account operators. The FIR does not mention any arrests.
